Liv Kelly

Ah, September. In the northern hemisphere, summer is drawing to a close, but in the south, spring is only just beginning. It’s a time between the mid-year travel peak and the busy festive season, and that means it’s a solid time to get away.  It’s also cheaper, the weather is more temperate and there’s a cracking roster of festivals and local traditions scheduled for this time of year, from region-wide book fairs and rock music festivals to scenic annual wine tours and massive flea markets. So, no matter the vibe you’re after this September, our list of the best places to travel will have something for you. RECOMMENDED:✈️The best places to travel in October🗺️Full guide to the best places to travel🛍️The world’s coolest neighbourhoods🎭The best cities for culture right now At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

Want a drink? You've come to the right place. This is Time Out’s list of best bars in London, our curated guide to London’s drinking scene, featuring the buzziest booze dens in the capital right now. If it’s on this list, it’s excellent. These are the 50 places we'd recommend to a friend, because we love drinking in them and have done many times over. From classy cocktail joints to delightful dives, hotel bars, speakeasys, bottle shops, rooftops and wine bars, London's got them all. But what makes a truly good bar? Well, our critieria for inclusion on this list is simple; a menu of genius drinks is important, but so is overall vibe – there’s no point having the perfect paloma if you have to drink it in a bar that smells of bins. To make the Top 50 a bar has to be fun, full of lovely folk, be inclusive and also look the part.  The latest additions to our list include rowdy sports bar meets 80s horror movie set Bloodsports in Covent Garden, whisky wonderland Dram Bar on Denmark Street, the hypnotic Bar Lotus in Dalston, Below Stone Nest in Chinatown, Rasputin’s by London Fields, and Bar Lina, an Italian aperitivo spot underneath a famous Soho deli. Now go forth and drink. RECOMMENDED: Like bars? Then you'll love London's best pubs.  Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor, and she'll have a dirty gin martini if you're buying. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

We don’t know about you, but we think we’re pretty damn lucky to have world-class festivals just a tube ride away. Forget trekking across the country to live in a field for five days. When you live in London, you can hop on a tube, and an hour later you’re listening to your favourite artists, tinny to hand, knowing that there’s a hot shower and a cosy bed waiting for you once the day is over. We Londoners love live music, so it’s no surprise that we’re absolutely spoilt for choice when summer rolls around. You’ve got festivals devoted to hip-hop, jazz, leftfield pop, afrobeats, heavy rock ‘n’ roll. Whatever your taste may be, my god does London have a day festival for you. After a flurry of acts announcements in February and March, the line-ups for summer’s festivals have pretty much taken shape by early spring, which means it’s time to make some decisions about which festivals are worth your time and money. Have a scroll through our comprehensive guide – which we keep meticulously updated with all the latest line-up announcements – see what takes your fancy, and start planning a fantastic summer in 2025. But be warned, most London festivals get more expensive the later you leave it, and plenty of them will sell out long before the portaloos are installed and the stages are constructed. Grab your tickets right now if you know what’s good for ya! RECOMMENDED: ⛺ The best UK music festivals🌍 The best festivals in Europe

London is absolutely world-class when it comes to museums. Obviously, we’re pretty biased, but with more than 170 of them dotted about the capital – a huge chunk of which are free to visit – we think it’s fair to say that there’s nowhere else in the world that does museums better.  Want to explore the history of TfL? We’ve got a museum for that. Rather learn about advertising? We’ve got a museum for that too. History? Check. Science? Check. 1940s cinema memorabilia, grotesque eighteenth-century surgical instruments, or perhaps a wall of 4,000 mouse skeletons? Check, check and check! Being the cultured metropolitans that we are, Time Out’s editors love nothing more than a wholesome afternoon spent gawping at Churchill’s baby rattle or some ancient Egyptian percussion instruments. In my case, the opportunity to live on the doorstep of some of the planet’s most iconic cultural institutions was a big reason why I moved here at the first chance I got, and I’ve racked up countless hours traipsing around display cases and deciphering needlessly verbose wall texts in the eleven years since. From iconic collections, brilliant curation and cutting-edge tech right down to nice loos, adequate signage and a decent place to grab a cuppa; my colleagues and I know exactly what we want from a museum, and we’ve put in a whole lot of time deliberating which of the city’s institutions are worth your time. So here’s our take on the 25 best ones to check out around London, ranging from world-famou

You’ve done the classics: the capital cities, the TikTok viral spots, the cities with their own Netflix show. And don’t get us wrong, we love the classics for a reason. But there’s a downside to these big, bustling, bucket-list-worthy travel destinations. If you’ve ever queued an hour for a pastry, spent your day’s budget on a coffee or had to book a museum three months in advance, you’ll know it as well as us: it’s the crowds.  And following a year of demonstrations and anti-tourism measures in European hotspots about overtourism, there’s never been a better time to think outside the box for your travels – especially when so many incredible European spots are getting overlooked. And hey, we’re not gatekeepers here, so we regularly update this list with places we think are being criminally overlooked, from culture-packed city breaks to under-the-radar national parks. So if you’re travelling on a budget, searching for quiet or just desperate to try somewhere new, these are the most underrated places to visit in Europe right now, according to Time Out experts.  RECOMMENDED:🏰 The best city breaks in Europe📍 The most beautiful places in Europe Ella Doyle and Grace Beard are Time Out’s travel editors. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our aff

  Spring is here and it’s set to be a sun-soaked weekend to get out there are enjoy all the spoils of the new season. After a long, dark, soggy winter, it finally feels like the world is coming out of hibernation as London’s parks and gardens come into bloom and we slowly start to venture out into the city’s brilliant beer gardens and take advantage of sunny lunch breaks in the capital’s best picnic spots.  London’s cultural scene is getting a shake-up too as a new season brings new show runs and programming to the city’s beloved art venues and institutions. This weekend, join the start of the Roundhouse’s new festival, Roundhouse Three Sixty, an eclectic line-up of live music, visual arts, spoken word, podcasts and club nights that’ll be taking over the circular arts venue across April. Look out for a Longplayer Live – a performance of a 1000-minute section of Longplayer, a 1000-year-long piece of music that’s been playing continuously since the first moments of this millennium.  If you spend the majority of your evenings tangled in a mess of controllers, you’ll be pleased to hear that the London Games Festival is back in town. It opens this week with Game Plus, a consumer and industry event where you can play on rare and unusual games at the Joystique Roadshow and listen to talks on the future of gaming. Head to one of London’s best bars or restaurants and take in one of these lesser-known London attractions. This is also a great time of year to explore London on a budget a

What is the most beautiful place in the world? Well, beauty is subjective – it’s in the eye of the beholder, so they say – so that’s really up to your own definition. To some, there’s nowhere more beautiful than Bolivia’s otherworldly mirrored salt flats; to others, California’s rugged coast takes the crown.  Luckily, the world isn’t held to the same rigid beauty standards as humans are. We asked our network of globetrotting travel writers to tell us the most beautiful place they’ve ever been to. The resulting list is a definitive, but by no means exhaustive, guide to the most stunning spots our planet has to offer. We update this list regularly, ensuring we’re including the big-hitters while considering the impact of overtourism and spotlighting lesser-known beauty spots. From gigantic glaciers and shape-shifting beaches to ancient woodland and lantern-lit cities, here’s what we reckon are the most beautiful places on Earth – chosen by travel writers who’ve seen them all IRL. Grace Beard is Time Out’s travel editor, based in London. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts.RECOMMENDED:⛰️ The most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites🗺 The most underrated travel destinations in the world🧭 The best places to travel solo🏝 The best beaches in the world

Europe is incredible for festivals, make no mistake about it. And what could be better? Travelling to festivals abroad means getting to explore somewhere new and see a bunch of cracking artists, as well as maybe – just maybe – enjoy better weather and cheaper beer. Europe is certainly not in short supply of some really brilliant places to party, from tiny, lesser-known spots in the Azores to your classic, mega, headliner-packed fests in France and Netherlands and Alpine jazz weekends. So, here’s a roundup of our top picks for 2025.  What is the largest festival in Europe? Glastonbury festival in the UK is normally thought of as the biggest festival in Europe (if not the world). But though it’s certainly the most well known, in terms of numbers, it’s not even the the biggest in the UK! The biggest in Europe is actually Donauinselfest in Vienna, Austria, which sees upwards of two million visitors a year. After that, it’s probably joint between Glasto and Tomorrowland in Belgium.  RECOMMENDED: 🎪 The best UK music festivals🎤 The best music festivals in the world🌃 The most underrated destinations in Europe🌤️ The best European city breaks At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

Sunday lunch. There’s nothing quite like it. An elemental meal, one that Londoners take incredibly seriously. Debates about what constitutes the ‘perfect’ Sunday roast have been known to last for hours. There is no shortage of top roasts in London. We’ve rounded up the city’s best Sunday meals from a host of homely pubs and restaurants all around town. What makes a good roast? For us, it’s simple; a cosy room is a good start, maybe in a pub with an open fire. Then it comes to the plate – we need perfect roast potatoes, well-cooked lamb, beef or pork and a decent plant-based option too. A Sunday roast is more than just lunch - it’s self-care. From snug neighbourhood staples to more bijou gastropubs, posh hotels, Michelin-star spots, and even a metal bar in Camden, we’ve got something for every taste (if that taste is for comforting mounds of roast meat, lashings of gravy and carbs for days).  A lot of these places get quite busy, by the way. So you’re always advised to book ahead to avoid disappointment.  RECOMMENDED: London's 50 best pubs. Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor, and her Sunday roast order is usually pork belly with extra gravy, extra roasties and a big glass of Pinot Noir. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

Public transport can be a lifeline for many reasons. It’s often more affordable than owning and driving a car; it’s more convenient, particularly in congested urban areas; and it’s obviously the most environmentally-conscious way to get around. And while buses, subways, trams and even cycle lanes can get more than a little busy during certain times of day, there’s still no doubt they’re the best, most authentic way to experience a city as a local does.  So which city has the very best public transport network of all? To find out, we asked more than 18,500 city-dwellers in over 50 countries to rate their city’s public transport. The following ranking represents the cities with the highest percentage of locals that would describe the public transport network – including buses, trains, trams and everything in between – as either ‘good’ or ‘amazing’. After all, who better to trust than the people who squeeze onto those morning commutes day in, day out? This year, Asian cities dominate the list. Some iconic public transport networks, like New York’s sprawling subway and Istanbul’s cross-continental ferries, failed to make the ranks. But from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi, Brighton to Beijing, plenty of cities did – read on for the best cities in the world for public transport. RECOMMENDED:🌎The most beautiful train stations in the world🚅The best train journeys in the world🎭The best cities in the world🖼️The best things to do in the world This list was written by Liv Kelly, a writer fo

While you shouldn’t wait for just one day a year to shower your mum with love and appreciation, you’ll definitely be in the doghouse if you forget to make her feel special on Mother’s Day (Sunday March 30 2025). Keep yourself in her good books and ªas well as a thoughtful present and card, of course) treat your ma to a wholesome day out at one of London’s top mum-friendly events. You can’t move for lovely afternoon teas across the city around this time of year, or you can take your mum on a stroll around some of London’s prettiest shops, take in some culture at one of the best current art exhibitions or sit back and watch a fab new theatre production. Personally, I like to take my mum to a cosy restaurant for a fancy meal – a tasty Sunday lunch hasn’t failed me yet. Check out our top picks for the best events to take the most important woman in your life this Mother’s Day 2025. RECOMMENDED: the full guide to Mother’s Day in London 

Easter is an underrated holiday. It doesn’t get anywhere near as much hype as Christmas, but is almost as good. Sure, you might not get sacks full of presents, but you still get an excuse to stuff your face with chocolate, tuck into a big roast dinner, and a whole four-day weekend to spend however you like. This year, this glorious double bank holiday lands with Good Friday on April 18 and Easter Monday on April 21. The only thing standing between you and a glorious four days of fun is figuring out how to fill all your extra time off. Don’t worry – as always, Time Out has your back. There’s tons to do in the capital over Easter weekend, from checking out spring flowers and other kid-friendly activities to making the most of the spring sun (hopefully) at one of London’s top rooftop bars and parks. You could also spend your time checking out a free art exhibition or, of course, treating yourself to a proper pub roast on Easter Sunday. Make the most of your extra-long weekend with our top things to do in London this Easter. RECOMMENDED: Check out our eggcellent guide to Easter in London.

What’s the vibe?  Picture crisp white tablecloths, immaculately manicured waiters and an elevated, classy atmosphere, and you’ve pretty much got the opposite of Halisco. This is not the place for a formal evening dinner, but it most definitely is the place to take someone you’re trying to impress. Lip-smacking cocktails, inexplicably tasty Mexican-inspired small plates and an efficient, friendly, knowledgeable team of locals are what make this place so damn brilliant – and I bet my margarita that you’ll be telling your friends about it.  What are the prices like? The menu here follows a small-plates format – you’ll have snacks sitting around or just below £4, small plates, which range roughly from £8-£12, and of course the tacos, which tend to start at £9.50 for two. Lucky enough to swing by in the summer months? There could well be a salad and ceviche section, which last year started at £6. Mix it up, and don’t expect things to arrive in order.  What should I order? Halisco’s menu changes seasonally, but be sure to start your dinner with corn chips and guac, order the tenderstem broccoli (if it’s available) in whatever form it comes, and – even if you’re a meat eater – the oyster mushroom birria tacos. To wash it down, my go-tos are either a hibiscus margarita or a modelo chelada.  What’s worth visiting nearby? The newly opened Bar Halisco! Perched just over the road is Halisco’s brand-new sister venue, which opened just in time for National Margarita Day 2025. It’s got all

Despite being labelled by a cursive, neon pink signpost above its entrance, you could easily miss Viajante87 – it’s hidden in plain sight amidst the noise and fluorescence of Notting Hill Gate, and once you’re inside, feels miles away from all that too. The room is draped in moody layers and furnishings of rich teal with touches of gold, giving it a particularly luxe feel which is matched by the vibe of the service. Everything here is quite formal: we were met by a security guard who radioed a host to collect us at the bottom of the stairs, and, behind a heavy velvet curtain, were greeted with a cheery and unnervingly synchronised ‘hola!’ from the bartenders. That’s because, as is detailed on the cocktail menu, Viajante87 is based around the concept of ‘drinking like a local’, with your choices all inspired by flavours which hail from Central and South America. The three main sections on the menu are organised to mimic the stages of a journey: they’re branded as ‘comfortable’ (aperitif-like drinks), ‘curious’ (a little stronger) and ‘courageous’ (digestifs). If you’re feeling really courageous, you could even ignore the order in which they’ve designed the menu, though this lot clearly know what they’re doing.  Order this On the ‘be curious’ page of the menu, you’ll find the Pura Pache, a clean and fruity long drink which is a good light cocktail to kick things off. But if you’re a fan of bitter, negroni-esque flavours, don’t skip over the Blood Moon.  Time Out tip While this

Given it’s the second largest island in the Mediterranean (after Sicily), Sardinia brags quite a lot of coastline – 2,000 km, to be exact. Scenic beaches aren’t hard to come by here, but Delphina’s Valle dell’Erica occupies a particularly glorious spot on the island’s northern tip, on a plush green hillside where the coastal breeze ripples through the grass. Sounds lovely, right? On a clear day you can see across to Corsica, and when it’s hazy – as it was on my visit – you’re still surrounded by the ocean. Long story short, spectacular views are guaranteed.  Such vistas are best soaked in from the panoramic breakfast terrace in the main hotel building. Incidentally, the breakfast buffet is the only place where you’ll actually remember you’re in a resort. Valle Dell’Erica feels more like a small hilltop town: there are seven bars, seven restaurants, four pools, an enormous spa and a whopping 273 rooms. This sprawling complex houses two separate hotels: Hotel Erica (a slightly larger space with 148 rooms, catered to families) and Hotel La Licciola (a smaller, couple-oriented hotel, where 17 of the 125 rooms have access to an exclusive area and private pool). Rooms are cloistered in small blocks of three or four, each comfortably if plainly furnished, and are built with local granite and cork. From the resort’s beaches, the buildings appear to dissipate into the land – the brand calls this design ‘low visual impact’, a move to protect Sardinia’s coastline from the threat of towe

Given it’s the second largest island in the Mediterranean (after Sicily), Sardinia brags quite a lot of coastline – 2,000 km, to be exact. Scenic beaches aren’t hard to come by here, but Delphina’s Valle dell’Erica occupies a particularly glorious spot on the island’s northern tip, on a plush green hillside where the coastal breeze ripples through the grass. Sounds lovely, right? On a clear day you can see across to Corsica, and when it’s hazy – as it was on my visit – you’re still surrounded by the ocean. Long story short, spectacular views are guaranteed.  Such vistas are best soaked in from the panoramic breakfast terrace in the main hotel building. Incidentally, the breakfast buffet is the only place where you’ll actually remember you’re in a resort. Valle Dell’Erica feels more like a small hilltop town: there are seven bars, seven restaurants, four pools, an enormous spa and a whopping 273 rooms. This sprawling complex houses two separate hotels: Hotel Erica (a slightly larger space with 148 rooms, catered to families) and Hotel La Licciola (a smaller, couple-oriented hotel, where 17 of the 125 rooms have access to an exclusive area and private pool). Rooms are cloistered in small blocks of three or four, each comfortably if plainly furnished, and are built with local granite and cork. From the resort’s beaches, the buildings appear to dissipate into the land – the brand calls this design ‘low visual impact’, a move to protect Sardinia’s coastline from the threat of towe

Landing in Keflavik on a frosty 2C afternoon is a bit of a shock to the system compared to the balmy October temperatures of the UK, but once we start winding through the snow-dusted, ash-coloured peaks that loom moodily over Iceland’s coast, the biting cold feels appropriate.  Thankfully, the nippy feeling doesn’t last long. ION’s collection of hotels includes four properties – ION City and Hotel Von (starting rates are €430 and €175 respectively) where we stay in Reykjavik, Hotel Budir (from €277), our first stop nestled cosily between the mountains and the lapping shore of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, and ION Adventure (€565) which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024. Each embody the Nordic concept of ‘hygge’, that feeling of convivial cosiness that you can only really experience in such perishingly cold places.  All are intrinsically Icelandic, but ION Adventure is the true show-stopper. A sleek glass box emerging from the moss-laden Mount Hengill, the hotel is a bold contrast to the tumbling volcanic landscape around it. But that landscape is still incorporated into the design, with furniture made from locally-sheered wool and actual lava. Sustainability is at the heart of these designs – even the sinks are made from recycled tires – and much of the interior is crafted by Icelandic architects. The hallway leading to the brand-new wing of 23 rooms (where we stayed) features bare concrete walls which will not be painted – paint is bad for the environment, guys – an

You’d be forgiven for feeling a little intimidated upon approaching Eastwell Manor. Its stern, neo-Elizabethan stone façade is dotted with boxy windows which appear as if they allow little light, and reaching reception involves dragging your luggage through an eerily still, imposing courtyard. But the vibe’s pretty different inside.  Through the comically large, dark-wood doors, the formality of the building does match the tone of the service, but we were warmly greeted by wafts from the restaurant, the excited buzz of guests from a wedding party and formally dressed but amicable team members. And that’s what’s unexpected about this place – how homely a massive country estate (particularly one with a tennis court, a hawking centre and beehives) can feel as soon as you arrive.  Our room, in the cottage buildings in the west corner of the grounds, was one designated for people on a spa break (it’s only a two-minute walk from the spa building) and other guests were flitting between the two buildings in just their dressing gowns, despite the October chill. The spa itself, the facilities of which include a swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room on the ground floor, as well as a restaurant, plus treatment and ‘relaxation’ rooms upstairs, does all the things a good spa should do, but is perhaps not quite matched to the size of the hotel – we arrived mid-afternoon to cop a poolside seat but were left with only one available spot to plonk ourselves. But the hotel doesn’t just of

Entering our park-view room on the ninth floor of the Athenaeum, our jaws dropped not because of the suite itself, but because it immediately lived up to its name: the south-facing hotel rooms offer tremendous views of the lush treetops of Green Park, and if you’re lucky enough to stay in on one of the top floors (nine is the highest), it’s pretty splendid. What’s more, the hotel has been designed to incorporate the park’s proximity: the compact, comfortable rooms and ground-floor reception feature floor-to-ceiling windows and plenty of mirrors to complement and exaggerate the nearby greenery. Entering the hotel feels almost like you’re stepping inside an opulent conservatory.  Throughout the hotel there are nods to grand decor, but it’s not overdone. Twinkly light fixtures, velvet Chesterfield headboards and touches of gold are not going to be to everyone’s taste, but they feature in the light-flooded rooms and add glamour to mostly white walls and bedding – this hotel is in Mayfair, after all.  That emphasis on elegance is also reflected in the kind of service you get at the Athenaeum. Front of house members, at the reception during check-in and in the restaurant, were congenial, warm, but the atmosphere here is formal: there’s no small talk, no chit-chat during breakfast service – everything feels very proper.  While the surrounding neighbourhood boasts plenty of bougie places to eat, the hotel’s ground-floor restaurant is a worthy alternative, particularly for afternoon t

With interiors that look like they probably haven’t been updated since the place opened in 1997, and prices that also feel like they’re stuck in the past, a trip to locally loved Bayswater restaurant The Bengal feels like stepping back in time. The dated decor serves to create a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere in which to enjoy generous portions of classic curry house fare. The chef’s special bhunas and jalfrezis – both traditional Bengali dishes – stand out on a large menu of traditional Indian and Bangladeshi curries. Whether you’re sitting in or ordering a takeaway, this is a reliable option for inexpensive, flavoursome dinner. 

Quite unlike the uniform streets which characterise this patch of London, The Beachcomber – a tiki bar specialising in agricole rhums from the French Caribbean – can only really be described as loud. Loud in flavour, colour, atmosphere and texture, this animated place features decorated with palm trees, faux bamboo, wooden masks and colourful lighting, and is a great spot if you fancy trying inventive cocktails made using the UK’s largest collection of rhum agricole, plus other classic tiki ingredients like cachaça, coconut cream and guanábana. It also runs a lively programme of DJ nights, rum masterclasses and open mic evenings too.

Located next to the south-facing exit of Queensway station on Bayswater Road, this whacky little ice cream shop serves everything from bubble waffles to soft-serve gelato and slushies, all in a vibrant array of colours and with a huge variety of sauces and toppings. Need to reward the kids for making it through that sweaty journey on the Central line? With popcorn, apple sorbet and even unicorn flavour on the menu, they’re sure to love this place.

You'll need to book well ahead for Halloween at the London Dungeon – but then they do always put on a simply frightful show. This year, expect to be haunted by the ancient and sinister force which has been awakened. The Exorcism of Peter Moore will send a shiver down your spine with the chilling whispers of his lost soul — it will take some courage to bear this unsettling show.  For all the information on what's happening at the London Dungeon this Halloween, check out their website here. 

London's West End is about to be transformed into a petrifying patch of Halloween performances, and none look quite so terrifyingly fun as this Soho Halloween Cabaret at Phoenix Arts Club. Taking place in the haunted dressing rooms of this iconic West End theatre, you can expect death-defying stunts, drag artists and aerial performances from some of London's biggest and best performers. There'll also be themed cocktails, plus plenty of frights and surprises for the best dressed spooky attendees — grab your ticket now!

Embora o país tenha vindo a lutar contra o excesso de turismo nos últimos anos, com as autoridades a introduzirem sistemas como a taxa turística de Veneza e limites máximos nas atracções mais populares, Itália está muito interessada em que as pessoas se mudem para lá. Nos últimos dois anos, algumas das cidades e aldeias mais pequenas do país têm dado aos compradores de casas a possibilidade de comprar uma propriedade por apenas um euro, num esforço para aumentar as populações em declínio. Mas a bela região de Trentino, no norte de Itália, está a tentar algo um pouco diferente. A região orgulha-se das suas vinhas, pistas de esqui, belos lagos e proximidade às montanhas Dolomitas e se isto lhe soa a pouco, poderá receber 100 mil euros para se mudar para lá.  33 cidades estão a ser consideradas para este projecto, para o qual o conselho de Trento atribuiu, ao longo de dois anos, dez milhões de euros. O presidente de Trento, Maurizio Fugatti, afirmou que a "acção experimental" visa "reforçar a coesão social na região de Trento", segundo o Independent. Mas há um senão. Os 100 mil euros não são um pagamento único para poder passear pela região – em vez disso, têm de ser aplicados na renovação de uma casa abandonada na zona. Mais concretamente, 20 mil euros destinam-se à compra da propriedade e 80 mil euros às obras. E há ainda o facto de ter de viver na propriedade durante um mínimo de dez anos (ou arrendá-la com uma taxa "moderada") para evitar ter de reembolsar o subsídio. Além d

Enjoying a glass of wine with dinner is one thing, but spending a few days sampling the stuff from the source in a beautiful vineyard is another level of bliss. Across Europe, there are plenty of glorious wine regions where you can do just that – but which are the best of the bunch? Emerald Cruises has looked into the number of top-rated wine tasting experiences (with at least 4.4 stars on Google), the volume of five-star reviews and the general sentiment of feedback across Europe’s wine regions to compile a list of the top 10.  Claiming first place? It’s Bordeaux, and no, we’re not that surprised either. The region in southwest France is home to some very prestigious vineyards and famed for producing full-bodied red wines. No wonder then that it has an impressive total score of 96 out of 100, thanks to 112,063 five-star reviews across nine top-rated tastings.  Recommended: Europe’s cheapest (and most expensive) cities for eating and drinking, ranked.  In second place was Eger, a Hungarian region that boasts 16 highly-rated wine tastings and is famous for its Egri Bikavér (which translates to bull’s blood); a bold, dry red wine blend. In third place is Tuscany, the ‘gram-worthy region in central Italy which has begun producing ‘super Tuscans’ – wines that blend its classic Sangiovese variety with others like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.  The study also uncovered which wine regions are trending right now by analysing Google search data, and topping that list was Crete, which

Boire un verre de vin le soir, c’est bien. Le boire au milieu des vignes, avec la lumière dorée de fin de journée et un vigneron volubile en face, c’est mieux. En Europe, les régions où l’on peut vivre ce genre de petits bonheurs ne manquent pas. Mais certaines, forcément, tirent un peu plus leur bouchon du jeu. Pour départager les cadors du tire-bouchon, Emerald Cruises a passé au crible les dégustations notées au moins 4,4 sur Google, compté les avis cinq étoiles à la pelle, et analysé le ton général des commentaires. Résultat : un classement des dix meilleures régions viticoles d’Europe pour 2025. En tête ? Bordeaux. Pas vraiment un coup de théâtre. Entre ses châteaux classés, ses rouges bien bâtis et ses dégustations léchées, la région décroche un score quasi-parfait de 96 sur 100, avec plus de 112 000 avis cinq étoiles pour seulement neuf dégustations sélectionnées. Rien que ça. En deuxième position, on retrouve Eger, région hongroise qui aligne 16 dégustations très bien notées et s’est fait un nom grâce à l’Egri Bikavér – littéralement « le sang du taureau ». Un rouge rond et riche. Sur la troisième marche du podium : la Toscane. Ce coin d’Italie centrale, déjà star d’Instagram pour ses collines dorées et ses cyprès bien rangés, s’illustre désormais avec les « super Toscans » : des vins qui marient le Sangiovese local avec du Cabernet Sauvignon ou du Merlot. Et ça matche ! L’étude s’est aussi penchée sur les régions viticoles qui font le plus parler d’elles en ce momen

Remember we reported back in October that the EU was giving away a staggering 35,500 rail passes? Well, if you missed out last time (and were born between July 1 2006 and June 30 2007) we’ve got some good news for you.  The DiscoverEU scheme is once again doing a huge giveaway of 36,000 rail passes to 18-year olds, and all you have to do is answer five multiple-choice general knowledge questions, plus outline your travel plans and how you’ll pay for them, and you could well be in with a chance.  Those five questions will be used to rank you against other applicants, and if the scheme is oversubscribed then it will operate on a first-come-first-serve basis. However, you can also enter yourself as a group leader with up to five others – the leader will answer the questions and everyone else can register with a group code.  So, what do you need to do to be eligible, other than fall in that age bracket? Well, you’ll need to be a legal resident of one of the 27 EU states or live in a country with the Erasmus scheme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye). You also cannot have been granted a pass before. Lucky winners can use their pass for up to 30 days between July 1 2025 and September 30 2026, which includes up to seven travel days. Oh, and it can only be used in your home country for one departing journey and one arriving journey – the whole point is to expose yourself to other brilliant cultures, after all.  Live on an island? No problem – coach a

Vous avez 100 jours, 130 000 € et une passion pour les rails qui grincent plus fort que votre banquier ? On a trouvé votre prochain coup de tête : Around the World by Train in 100 Days, le tout premier voyage orchestré par Adventures by Train, jeune maison de slow travel pour ceux qui veulent traverser la planète sans jamais entendre “dernier appel pour le vol EZY4712”. Le principe ? 12 voyageurs, pas un de plus, embarqués pour 14 pays en train de luxe, avec une feuille de route pensée comme un fantasme ferroviaire : Alpes suisses, Balkans, steppes d’Asie centrale, trains-couchettes soviétiques, TGV chinois, Shinkansen japonais, Amtrak californien… Et entre deux rails, des haltes cinq étoiles : street food à Kyoto, dégustations de vins en Géorgie, atelier de marbrure à Istanbul, concerts à Vienne... Mais ce tour du monde ne se contente pas de faire tchou-tchou : il prend aussi le large. Les passagers embarqueront pour 23 jours de croisière entre Tokyo et Vancouver sur le North Pacific Passage Luxury Cruise, avant de traverser l’Atlantique à bord du Queen Mary 2, comme un Gatsby qui aurait troqué son champagne pour un mojito au wagon-bar. Côté nuitées, le parcours ressemble à une checklist du Condé Nast Traveler : Fairmont Peace Hotel à Shanghai, Langham à New York, Pera Palace à Istanbul (où Agatha Christie aurait écrit Le Crime de l’Orient-Express – la boucle est bouclée). Et pour que votre valise reste dans les clous (et vos vêtements toujours propres), 78 € de pressing son

空の旅に欠かせない場所といえば、空港。出発前や乗り継ぎの際、時間に余裕があれば、ターミナル内や併設の商業施設で食事を取る人も多いだろう。ただ、空港によっては選択肢が限られるところもあれば、レストランやカフェ、バーが揃っているところもある。では、世界で手頃な価格で本格的な食事を楽しめる空港とは、どこなのだろうか。 それを知るには、オーストラリアなどでレストランおよびホスピタリティー業界向けのデジタルマーケティングサービズを提供しているSEO for Restaurantsが最近発表した、「食事がも楽しめる世界の空港」ランキングがヒントになる。これは同社が世界各地の空港における飲食メニューの価格、選択肢の豊富さ、品質に関するデータを空港の公式ウェブサイトおよびGoogleマップを分析し、各空港に総合評価を与えて、順位付けしたものだ。 ランキングのトップに立ったのはシンガポールのチャンギ国際空港で、総合評価87.79点（100点満点）を獲得。その理由は、乗客数に対する飲食の選択肢の多さと、価格の手頃さにある。続いて、スイスのチューリッヒ空港が2位、日本の東京国際空港（羽田空港）が3位にランクイン。4位も日本の成田国際空港だった。 ランキング全体では、アジアと中東の空港が品質と価格においてほかの地域の空港よりも優れた価値を提供していることがうかがえる。トップ10までは以下の通りだ。 食事が最も楽しめる世界の空港 ベスト10 1. シンガポール・チャンギ空港（シンガポール）2. チューリッヒ空港（スイス）3. 東京国際空港 ／ 羽田空港（日本）4. 成田国際空港（日本）5. ハマド国際空港（カタール）6. ミュンヘン空港（ドイツ）7. 仁川国際空港（韓国）8. ドバイ国際空港（ドバイ）9. イスタンブール空港（トルコ）10. パリ＝シャルル・ド・ゴール空港（フランス） 関連記事 『These are officially the world’s best airports for food（原文）』 『羽田空港で手に入れるべき土産5選』 『成田空港で手に入れるべき土産5選』 『タイムアウトが選出、2025年に行くべきアジアの旅行先』 『東京、フードホール10選』 『2026年7月、八重洲に東京駅直結の複合ビル「TOFROM YAESU」 が誕生』 東京の最新情報をタイムアウト東京のメールマガジンでチェックしよう。登録はこちら  

Tedious queues at security are up there with the most irritating things about flying, but hey – it’s worth being patient when it comes to our safety, right?  But how, exactly, do those luggage and body scanners actually keep us safe? What’s the point of the conveyor belt that ferries through your hand luggage, your little plastic bag of liquids and your devices? Read on, curious traveller – we’ve got all the answers. What are airport body scanners actually looking for? First, let’s start with a bit about how these scanners work. R. Carter Langston, a spokesperson for the TSA, spoke to Reader’s Digest and said: ‘Body scanners use a technology called Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) for full-body scans at airport checkpoints. It’s a millimetre wave scanner that detects a wide range of metallic and non-metallic threats in a matter of seconds.’ ‘Essentially, the machines send millimetre waves toward a passenger’s insides,’ said Shawna Malvini Redden, PhD, the author of 101 Pat-Downs, ‘The waves go through clothing and reflect off the passenger’s skin (and whatever else is concealed) and bounce back an image, which is interpreted by the machine.’ The scanners provide an avatar-like image (for individual privacy) to whoever is looking at the screen, and if the waves identify something suss (like something you’ve left in your pocket), the machine will put an alarm note on the avatar so security people know where to look. That’s why you should always remove watches, belts, coins, ke

Time Out’s recently revamped list of the world’s most beautiful places includes a whole load of underrated landmarks, islands, nature spots and cities, but not even we can cover all the stunning destinations the planet has to offer. RainbowCrown71 asked ‘what are some beautiful cities that are completely ignored?’ and plenty of Redditers have weighed in with some fresh ideas.  A number of of small, quaint cities in Europe were mentioned by users, many overshadowed by more famous neighbouring metropolises. RainbowCrown71 recommended Turin as an ‘affordable Italian city with a classy vibe’ and ‘incredible museums’ alongside Wrocław, a Polish city which is ‘very cheap’ and has ‘a historic centre, some incredible museums and stunning churches.’ Other users shouted out Ghent, Norwich, Cadiz and Glasgow, too.  Recommended: Reddit users have named the most overtouristed places in their countries – do you agree? In Asia, several Indian cities were mentioned, including Kochi (on the country’s Malabar coast), Madurai (home of the jaw-dropping Meenakshi Temple) and Chandigarh (home to striking modernist buildings designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier). All sound lush, right? Puebla, a Mexican city home to delicious food and Baroque churches; Mongui, a historic colonial village in Colombia; and Cajamarca in Peru, a pretty city that ‘sees very few international tourists’ were just some of the spots mentioned for Central and South America.  In North America, cities like Pittsburg

Some of us treat book-reading and book-buying as two completely separate hobbies – and if you’re looking for a cute spot to browse for a new book to add to your growing ‘to-read’ pile, have we got the list for you.  Sustainable retailer Awesome Books has compiled a list of the most ‘gram-worthy bookstores on the planet, each well worthy of a slide on your story, by analysing the total number of posts tagged with the shop’s name as a hashtag. Recommended: The ‘most popular’ bookshops in the world have been ranked for 2025.  Perched on the top shelf is The Last Bookstore, a quirky spot in Los Angeles that features a famous ‘book portal’ (a tunnel made of books) and sells not only new and second-hand books and records but also has lots of local art on its walls. It has an impressive 113,000 hashtag mentions on Instagram, which means it sits comfortably in first place.  ‘The Last Bookstore perfectly blends art installation with bookshop,’ said founder of Awesome Books Taskeen Ahmed, ‘Its book tunnel and floating book displays were practically designed for the Instagram era, though they were created well before social media became so dominant.’  Second up is Livraria Lello, that famous Porto bookshop which features ornate lamps, intricate wood staircases and a pretty stain-glassed ceiling. This one has a solid 97,900 tags on Instagram, only slightly ahead of the third-place shop, Shakespeare and Company in Paris, which has 96,500.  These are the world’s 10 most photogenic bookshop

Though the country has been somewhat battling overtourism over the last couple of years, with authorities introducing schemes such as the Venice tourist tax and caps at popular attractions, Italy is pretty darn keen for people to move there.  Over the last couple of years, some of the country’s smaller towns and villages have been offering homebuyers the chance to cop a property for as little as €1, in an effort to boost dwindling populations. But the gorgeous region of Trentino, in Italy’s north, is trying something a little different.  It brags vineyards, ski slopes, beautiful lakes and proximity to the Dolomites, and if that sounds like a bit of you, you could be given a whopping €100,000 (around £83,595) to move there.  Thirty-three towns are being considered for this project, and €10 million has been allocated across two years by the Trento council to finance the scheme. President of Trento Maurizio Fugatti said the ‘experimental action’ is to ‘strengthen social cohesion in the Trentino area’, according to the Independent. Recommended: Italy just added 13 new villages to its ‘most beautiful’ list.  But, there is a catch. The €100k is hardly a one-off payment to finance you galivanting around the region – instead, it must be put towards renovating an abandoned house in the area. Specifically, €20k is to help you purchase your property, and €80k is for the works.  Oh, and there’s the small fact that you need to live in the property for a minimum of 10 years (or rent it out

Os transportes públicos são uma dádiva divina, especialmente quando se está a explorar uma cidade extensa e se pretende visitar o maior número possível de locais. E há muitas cidades na Europa equipadas com redes económicas e eficientes para o levar a passear. Mas deslocar-se a pé? Não há nada melhor do que isso – e quem sabe que cafés, bares, edifícios bonitos ou lojas divertidas poderá encontrar pelo caminho. Isto é obviamente mais viável em certas cidades do que noutras, e a FitFlop está aqui para nos mostrar as opções. A empresa de retalho avaliou 50 cidades europeias em termos de distância, elevação, contagem de passos e tempo necessário para se deslocar entre as atracções turísticas mais populares de cada uma delas e elaborou uma classificação das cidades europeias mais amigas dos peões. Em primeiro lugar está Bruges, a bela cidade belga com um centro histórico protegido pela UNESCO, dividido por bonitos canais e edifícios góticos. A distância média entre as atracções aqui é de apenas 1,2 quilómetros, apenas 16 minutos e nenhuma elevação, dando-lhe uma pontuação global de 98,73 em 100. O Porto ficou em segundo lugar, com uma pontuação de 95,45, um tempo médio de caminhada de 26 minutos e uma elevação de 19 metros, e Brighton ficou em terceiro, com uma pontuação de 95,33 e uma distância média entre as atracções de 1,9 quilómetros. Estas são as dez melhores cidades da Europa para visitar a pé Bruges Porto Brighton Sevilha Veneza Atenas Florença Tallinn Cracóvia Antuérpia

Luxury train rides are the epitome of old-fashioned glamour, but they’re far from a thing of the past. From a five-hour super-luxe train in southern Vietnam to this whopper 80-day luxury journey, there’s plenty of choice no matter where you are in the world.  In fact, we’ve compiled a roundup of our favourite routes right here. And while they’re all pretty dazzling, few are quite as iconic as the Orient Express.  The Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, now owned by Belmond, has unveiled a brand-new, uber-opulent route, all the way from Paris to Tuscany.  Departing from Paris’s Gare d’Austerlitz station, the service journeys through France’s lush countryside before arriving in Florence the following afternoon.  There are three room options: according to Condé Nast Traveler, historic cabins transform from banquette seating into sleeping quarters at night, suites come with double beds and en suites, and Grand Suites brag marble-clad bathrooms, towering windows, red velvet furnishings and a butler.  All guests will be greeted with pastries, tea and champagne, and treated to dinner by renowned chef Jean Imbert, who has designed an elegant menu featuring French and Italian influences. There’ll be cocktails and live piano music in Bar Car 3674 in the evening, and breakfast will be served to travellers in their cabins – but that’s far from the end of the journey.  After a transfer to and guided tour of the Tuscan mediaeval town of Siena, which includes an exclusive visit to thirteenth-cen